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A prime has been committed

March 14, 2025

Good morning lovely people What’s the bigger crime? The Bond franchise being sold to Amazon Prime or Gordon Ramsay going team Flora (the margarine brand).  […]

We love Fridays

February 28, 2025

Good morning lovely people, You may have read that Apple has been ordered by the UK Government to give access to encrypted personal data stored […]

Carina in Print – February The Scots Magazine

February 21, 2025

It’s SOS time – Save Our Supper Cooking with my son gives us a chance to make something delicious and spend quality time together, writes […]

Hiding in plain sight

February 14, 2025

Good morning lovely people, Victor’s shopping habits are seasonal. At this time of the year, it tends to be agricultural equipment, compost and seeds rather […]

Oliveto

February 3, 2025

Oliveto is the Italian name for an olive grove.   In November 2024 we started a new adventure and bought 700 olive trees, our Oliveto, in […]

My heart is full to bursting

January 30, 2025

Good morning lovely people  I had a moment the other day.  No 1 daughter (#no favourites) was home from tour and I was sitting with […]

Carina in Print – January The Scots Magazine

January 25, 2025

We hae meat and we can eat A steak pie is a great alternative to haggis, neeps and tatties for Burns Night, writes Carina Contini. […]

Show off

January 17, 2025

Good morning lovely people No 1 daughter is a dancer (#no favourites). Her chat is about “the performance”. Miss Alina, our No 1 general manager, […]

Happy New Year

January 2, 2025

Happy New Year Good morning lovely people 2024 was a busy year on every front and cancelling Hogmanay didn’t stop us either. 20 years at […]

Thank you

December 23, 2024

Good morning lovely people It’s almost Christmas. It’s almost 2025. Our team are looking forward to our annual two days off. We’ll be closed on […]

You are worth it

December 6, 2024

Good morning lovely people Edinburgh has embraced its full Christmas spirit. The locals may be slightly Grinchy but our visitors do love the city at […]

Magical moments

November 22, 2024

Good morning lovely people, My family is super excited about Christmas this year.  We’ve not been together in the same country for many many months. […]

A prime has been committed

March 14, 2025

Good morning lovely people What’s the bigger crime? The Bond franchise being sold to Amazon Prime or Gordon Ramsay going team Flora (the margarine brand).  […]

We love Fridays

February 28, 2025

Good morning lovely people, You may have read that Apple has been ordered by the UK Government to give access to encrypted personal data stored […]

Carina in Print – February The Scots Magazine

February 21, 2025

It’s SOS time – Save Our Supper Cooking with my son gives us a chance to make something delicious and spend quality time together, writes […]

Hiding in plain sight

February 14, 2025

Good morning lovely people, Victor’s shopping habits are seasonal. At this time of the year, it tends to be agricultural equipment, compost and seeds rather […]

Oliveto

February 3, 2025

Oliveto is the Italian name for an olive grove.   In November 2024 we started a new adventure and bought 700 olive trees, our Oliveto, in […]

My heart is full to bursting

January 30, 2025

Good morning lovely people  I had a moment the other day.  No 1 daughter (#no favourites) was home from tour and I was sitting with […]

Carina in Print – January The Scots Magazine

January 25, 2025

We hae meat and we can eat A steak pie is a great alternative to haggis, neeps and tatties for Burns Night, writes Carina Contini. […]

Show off

January 17, 2025

Good morning lovely people No 1 daughter is a dancer (#no favourites). Her chat is about “the performance”. Miss Alina, our No 1 general manager, […]

Happy New Year

January 2, 2025

Happy New Year Good morning lovely people 2024 was a busy year on every front and cancelling Hogmanay didn’t stop us either. 20 years at […]

Thank you

December 23, 2024

Good morning lovely people It’s almost Christmas. It’s almost 2025. Our team are looking forward to our annual two days off. We’ll be closed on […]

You are worth it

December 6, 2024

Good morning lovely people Edinburgh has embraced its full Christmas spirit. The locals may be slightly Grinchy but our visitors do love the city at […]

Magical moments

November 22, 2024

Good morning lovely people, My family is super excited about Christmas this year.  We’ve not been together in the same country for many many months. […]

Glengoyne Whisky Suppers at Cannonball

July 26, 2017

  For the second year running we are delighted to be hosting another fantastic run of whisky tasting events in our Royal Mile venue. A […]

Congratulations Team

July 4, 2017

Our lovely Boti at the Scottish Cafe turned 30 last week! Happy birthday Boti! AND Paul’s team WON Scottish Under 25’s in Lawn bowl. What […]

5000 Scones

June 26, 2017

We’ve all heard and love the Proclaimers song and we absolutely love dearest Olivia Giles’s 500 Miles Charity to help people with mobility difficulties to […]

June Newsletter

June 19, 2017

16th June 2017 Energized I always feel like superman when the sun comes out, I know most of us do. Everyone’s energy tops the scale. […]

Delighted to introduce Nyetimber at Cannonball House

June 15, 2017

Cannonball Restaurant & Bar are delighted to introduce Nyetimber, England’s leading producer of world class sparkling wines to our new wine list. Restaurants are as […]

New Summer Menus at Cannonball!

June 2, 2017

Introducing our new summer menus at Cannonball Restaurant & Bar. Using the very best Scottish ingredients, including loads from our own Contini Kitchen Garden! We’ve […]

Whisky & Mhor

May 31, 2017

It’s been a busy few weeks for events, and we’ve been working our socks off. On World Whisky Day (Saturday 20 May) we were delighted […]

We need our artisan producers

May 30, 2017

  Those of you who are regular readers of our blog – and visitors to our restaurants – will know that we are hugely passionate […]

Your local economy needs you

May 24, 2017

For my 6th birthday I was Doctor Carina. My nurses uniform and little doctors case, which was a tiny white tin with it’s tiny red […]

Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards

May 22, 2017

Last week I was delighted to be asked by Scotland Food & Drink as one of their chef Ambassadors to attend the annual Excellence Awards. […]

Employee of the Month

May 18, 2017

Congratulations to Mike in our events team! He has been chosen as our employee of the month! Mike has been with us for since January […]

Cannonball toasts World Whisky Day with Glengoyne event

May 17, 2017

What better way to spend the day than sampling the finest single malts on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile For all you lovers of Scotland’s national drink, […]

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